Agnes. He announces that he has just learned that the Queen's rival for the throne, Isemberga, has died and now Alaide must return to Paris. Arturo, rendered mad by this news, throws himself on his sword and dies. Finally, La Straniera/Alaide/Agnes is in total despair. (Aria, then choral finale: Or sei pago, o ciel tremendo... / Or vibrato è il colpo estremo / "Now you are glutted, O fearful Heaven... / Now you have dealt your direst blow...... I ask for death, I await death") Recordings ReferencesNotesCited sourcesCicconeti, Filippo (1859), Vita di Vincenzo Bellini. Prato, 1859. Nabu Press, United States, 2013 (Book on demand) Galatopoulos, Stelios (2002), Bellini: Life, Times, Music 1801–1835. London, Sanctuary Publishing Ltd. Kaufman, Tom (2008), "Historical performances of La straniera", in the booklet accompanying the Opera Rara recording Lippmann, Friedrich; McGuire, Simon (1998), "Bellini, Vincenzo", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. One. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. Walton, Benjamin (2008), "The Creation of La straniera", in booklet accompanying the Opera Rara recording Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera New York: OUP. Weinstock, Herbert (1971), Bellini: His life and His Operas, New York: Knopf. Other sources'Casa Ricordi (pub.), "Vincenzo Bellini": Outline of his life (in English) and list of critical editions of his works published by Ricordi on ricordi.it. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Kimbell, David (2001), "La straniera" in Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, pp. 48–49. New York: Penguin Putnam. Maguire, Simon; Forbes, Elizabeth (1998), "La straniera", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. Four. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. Orrey, Leslie (1973), Bellini (The Master Musicians Series), London: J. M. Dent, Ltd. Rosselli, John (1996), The Life of Bellini, New York: Cambridge University Press. Thiellay, Jean; Thiellay, Jean-Philippe (2013), Bellini'', Paris: Actes Sud. Willier, Stephen Ace (2002), Vincenzo Bellini: A Guide to Research. Routledge. and on books.google.com. External links Libretto (in Italian) L' Etrangere vol 1 by Charles-Victor Prevot (1825) L' Etrangere, vol 2 by Charles-Victor Prevot (1825) Italian-language operas Operas by Vincenzo Bellini Operas 1829 operas Opera world premieres at La Scala Operas set in France Operas based on novels Libretti by Felice Romani